Timing is everything.

I just found this picture that I decided to post it because it ‘hella’ brought me back. This picture was taken at the NBA All-Star Weekend, February 2001, in Washington D.C. Many stories still to be written about that weekend, but, for the sake of this posting, it shows that a true player […]

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For those who regularly follow this series, you know that this space has been dedicated to some special players, teams, coaches and events that the playground has been instrumental in making possible. For the most part, “The Playground Gave Us…” has dipped into the past. Today, it’s time for some New Jack Swing.
Gilbert Jay Arenas, […]

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Tyrone Curtis Bogues, a.k.a. Muggsy, was the most unique, revolutionary hoops talent that the courts have ever seen. A one man defensive press and human fast break, he was one of the world’s premier point guards. Standing only 5′3″, he’s the shortest man to ever play in the NBA, yet routinely stood atop the […]

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Here we go again. As the debate rages about the best brother combos, my B.I.B. (brother in blog) PFTB has offered up the next reasonable progression in the debate. Who are the best father and son combos ever?
Is it Steve “All Day” Burtt Sr. and Steve “The Saga Continues” […]

September 11, 2001 marked the most disastrous terrorist event to ever occur on American soil. And what followed the attacks on The Pentagon and World Trade Center was definitely special. An unwayvering sense of pride and Patriotism was displayed by athletes, public figures, and average joes alike. Among the aforementioned groups was Kobe Bryant, the […]

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Did you ever notice that EVERY TIME Kobe binges on buckets and a record falls, you always hear “…The previous mark was held by Elgin Baylor.”?
Until he entered the pros in ‘58, levitation and hangtime was not in the lexicon of the NBA (Peep the video above for proof). He was the league’s first […]

adidas 1 on Drew Peets at Studio B Ralph McDaniel jump-off. For those who remember my Sebastian Telfair “It’s the Shoes” ESPN interview, we both got laced in these while playing 1 on 1 at the adidas campus in Portland. I had never peeped them in white/royal, though. Oooooooooh . . .

Nike Zoom BB II […]